Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-01-02
FAIRNiONI.
The Close of the Old Yrar-Gcneral Local
NrwS-PcrsOnai.

Spgrial Telegram to III, SuIday R,gis'er.
FAIRMONT. January l.-Itis understood
here that Rev. MacQucary will shortly
leave here to accept the pastorate OF a
church in Canton, o., at Il salary Of 900
per year.
James W. Burns, Esq, left this week
for Southern California. where he expects
to locate. His family will follow him in
the spring.
Thomas Eastbun, an aged and respected
citizen of palatinc, died on Wednesday
night last. Some time since he was badly
injured by coal falling upon him while at
work in the mines and he never entirely
recovered. and was not able to do any work.
Clerk Carpenter had a regular boom in
the marriage license line this week.
David :. Evans, of Blrrackville, who
was recently i'll with typhoid fever, is able
to be about again and was seen on our
streets this week.
Ellsworth Johnson and wife, OF Smith
field, Pa, and Miss MILAN, OF Morgan
town, was visiting ut Mayor Hayden S
this week,
Miss MOllic Hayden gave party to her
Young friends last night. \ large com
panv was present and IN ENJOYABLE even
ing was spent.
X. Hayden, Esq, OF Baltimore, spent
the holidays under the paternal roof here.
He is doing a louriShing real estate bust
ness in the monumental city.
Mrs. Mary Ann Birtley qualified on
Thursday last rs administrators of the Cs-
tltcs OF Richard Birtlcy, Joseph Guy, Hen
nv Guy, Thomas Guy and Nicholas Brit
ley. deceased, and gave bond in each case
with Thomas II. Il. StagGcrS as security
Mrs. Belle Byer also qualified rs admins
tratrix of john Bycr; deceased. All OF Tho
dcccdentS were victims of the Newburl
mine horror, and suits for damages will al
once he brought against the Newburg Ore
/ Coal Company. and the amount Of dam
/ ages will be- placed az SO, 900 in each case
Mr.. SuggcrS will bring the suits ia tn,
| Preston county Court, and will associate
| with him in the case other good lawyers
| Stephen II. Mayors, OF Santiago, Chill
was here TINS week visiting his brother
| George W. J.. Mayors, aud his sister, Mrs
| Is. u. Fleming. Mr.. Mayers has been il
South America for a number of years, anC
| is extensively engaged in building anC
cquipping railroads.
Miss Flo Burke, of Pennington, is spend
| ing a few days among friends in town.
Deputy Marshal W. b. Sine, T. F
| Koon and Geo K. Thomas of Manning
/ ton, were in town yesterday on business.
/ Mrs. Jane Carpenter has been slightly
| i'll for some days.
Mrs. K. /. Cunningham and Miss Oil,
Mayors are visiting friends in pittsburg
/ Pa.
/ Mrs. Mary Forsha, Of Hancock county
accompanied by her son George and littl'
daughter Alice, are visiting Mrs Forsha'
mother. Mrs. Nancy Morrow, on Bridg
street.
W. 5. Meredith, Esq, spent the holida!
/ season with his father in DOddridg
| county.
Miss Reed Maulcy, of Grant district, !
visitor at the Continental Hotel.
Miss Marian Martin, of PruntytOwn
was here to-day visiting her uncle, \. }
Stone. She will leave tomorrow for Bur
lmgton, Mineral county, where she is en-
gagged in school teaching.
Miss ESsie Wright, another of our chOO
marms, who Is located in Grant count
this winter is at home.
Postmaster Barns has an interestin
heirloom on exhibition in his office. 1t
at the old pOStotiice at Barnes Mills.
is 4 walnut case about 20 inches wide an
Al inches long. and was, when in use, tn
only postOflice near here on this side of th